WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 2013/14 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER 2013 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Neighborhood Concerts in community Thursday, September 26, 2013 venues Friday, September 27, 2013 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Details to be announced YOLA/LOS ANGELES Sunday, September 29, 2013 PHILHARMONIC th Community Concert 10 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Details to be announced LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Monday, September 30, 2013, at 7 PM -OPENING NIGHT GALA- th Walt Disney Concert Hall 10 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (Non-subscription) OPENING NIGHT CONCERT AND GALA: WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, THE FIRST TEN YEARS Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello Details to be announced The gala evening benefits the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and its education programs. OCTOBER 2013 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 3, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 4, 2013, at 8 PM Saturday, October 5, 2013, at 8 PM Sunday, October 6, 2013, at 2 PM 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano Pedro Carneiro, percussion SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4 LIEBERSON Shing Kham (world premiere, LA Phil commission) TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Brett Dean, viola All-Beethoven program to include String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3 COLBURN CELEBRITY Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at 8 PM RECITALS Walt Disney Concert Hall BACH KEYBOARD CYCLE András Schiff, piano BACH English Suites 2 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, October 10, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, October 11, 2013, at 8 PM Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 8 PM Sunday, October 13, 2013, at 2 PM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director BEETHOVEN The Ruins of Athens Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 (Oct. 10, 11) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 (Oct. 12, 13) Brett DEAN The Last Days of Socrates (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission) ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, October 13, 2013, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Hector Olivera, organ “…a man with phenomenal technique and musicianship who moves from one genre to another with ease…he envisions himself as a total orchestra.” – The American Organist BAROQUE VARIATIONS Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall BACH KEYBOARD CYCLE András Schiff, piano BACH Six Partitas 3 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 18, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, October 19, 2013, at 8 PM Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 2 PM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Anssi Karttunen, cello Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director DEBUSSY Nocturnes Oliver KNUSSEN Cello Concerto (world premiere, LA Phil commission) BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta COLBURN CELEBRITY Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM RECITALS Walt Disney Concert Hall BACH KEYBOARD CYCLE András Schiff, piano BACH Goldberg Variations GREEN UMBRELLA Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The Anniversary Concert Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon, music director ZAPPA 200 Motels (world premiere) LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, October 25, 2013, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS - Walt Disney Concert Hall 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin Esa-Pekka SALONEN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 4 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, October 26, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, October 27, 2013, at 2 PM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin IVES The Unanswered Question Esa-Pekka SALONEN Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 HALLOWEEN ORGAN CONCERT Wednesday, October 31, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Special Non-subscription event) Halloween Organ and Film Clark Wilson, organ The Phantom of the Opera NOVEMBER 2013 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 1, 2013, at 11 AM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 2, 2013, at 8 PM Sunday, November 3, 2013, at 2 PM Itzhak Perlman, violin/conductor Program to include: VIVALDI “Summer” and “Winter” from the Four Seasons TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, November 2, 2013, at 11 AM YOUTH TH Walt Disney Concert Hall 10 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Building Music The connection between music and architecture is explored through Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Wing on Wing, which was inspired by Walt Disney Concert Hall when it was first built. 5 SONGBOOK SERIES Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall RITA WILSON AND FRIENDS Special guest to include Jimmy Webb The L.A.-born actress and producer reveals her expressive, denim-and-suede vocals in a nostalgic throwback to the soft rock of Los Angeles in the 1970s and early ‘80s, seen from a point of grown-up serenity and knowing humor. LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 8, 2013, at 8 PM - CASUAL FRIDAYS - Walt Disney Concert Hall Bramwell Tovey, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet Bramwell TOVEY Songs of the Paradise Saloon SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 TOYOTA SYMPHONIES FOR Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 11 AM YOUTH TH Walt Disney Concert Hall 10 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Building Music The connection between music and architecture is explored through Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Wing on Wing, which was inspired by Walt Disney Concert Hall when it was first built. LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Sunday, November 10, 2013, at 2 PM Bramwell Tovey, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Bramwell TOVEY Songs of the Paradise Saloon SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 6 ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Sunday, November 10, 2013, at 7:30 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Ullrich Böhme, organ Böhme, organist at the Thomaskirche, Bach’s famous church in Leipzig, brings a fascinating Bach-centric program that celebrates anniversaries and interconnections using music by Johann Ludwig KREBS, Christian Theodor WEINLIG, LISZT, WAGNER, and BACH himself. WORLD MUSIC Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Mariza One of the most captivating world music artists from the very first season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Portuguese fado singer Mariza returns. With her full-throttle dramatic delivery, glorious gowns and her stalking stage style, she is a stunning vision from a bygone era with modern sensibilities. LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 15, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 8 PM Sunday, November 17, 2013, at 2 PM Semyon Bychkov, conductor BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Members of the LA Phil LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, November 22, 2013, at 11 AM Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 2 PM Manfred Honeck, conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 7 JAZZ Friday, November 22, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall DeeDee Bridgewater & Ramsey Lewis: “The Soul of Jazz” Bridgewater and Lewis were at the forefront of hip when jazz was soulful and soul was jazz. Reliving some of their favorites from back in the day such as “Use Me Up,” “Nightmoves,” “Stitched Up,” and more, they put the glow back into the groove. SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN Monday, November 25, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) James Conlon, conductor Colburn Orchestra Members of USC Thornton Symphony Tamara Wilson, soprano Joseph Kaiser, tenor Phillip Addis, baritone USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductor USC Thornton Concert Choir, Dr. Cristian Grases, conductor Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir from CSULB, Dr. Jonathan Talberg, director CSUF University Singers, Dr. Robert Istad, conductor Chapman University Singers, Dr. Stephen Coker, director New Zealand Youth Choir, David Squire, music director Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Anne Tomlinson, artistic director BRITTEN War Requiem LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Friday, November 29, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, November 30, 2013, at 8 PM Christian Zacharias, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin STRAVINSKY Danses concertantes BACH Violin Concerto No. 2 in E SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 8 DECEMBER 2013 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Sunday, December 1, 2013, at 2 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Christian Zacharias, conductor Martin Chalifour, violin STRAVINSKY Danses concertantes BACH Violin Concerto No. 2 in E SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 GREEN UMBRELLA Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall LA NOW: New Angeleno Composers LA Phil New Music Group John Adams, conductor Program to include: Sean FRIAR Little Green Pop Julia HOLTER New work for ensemble (world premiere, LA Phil commission) LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 8 PM Sunday, December 8, 2013, at 2 PM Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 100, “Military” RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade DECK THE HALL Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall (Non-subscription) Go Tell it on the Mountain: The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show 9 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 8 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, December 13, 2013, at 8 PM Saturday, December